DevOps Engineer

We’re looking for a DevOps Engineer to join our team in the Bristol Design & Product Development (D&PD) office, part of the Ensera Group.
Ensera has facilities in Europe, the USA, and Asia, as well as Design & Development hubs in Bristol, UK (where you’ll be based), and New Jersey and Colorado in the USA.
In this role, you’ll report directly to and work alongside the Head of IT, taking ownership of the development infrastructure, tooling, environments, and automation that enable our software and engineering teams to deliver effectively.
You’ll work closely with software, embedded, electronics, and wider engineering teams to ensure our development environments are secure, reliable, scalable, and efficient. A key part of the role will be improving our CI/CD capability, development workflows, infrastructure, automation, and deployment practices, while administering the core platforms that underpin the software development lifecycle.
This is a hands-on role where you’ll have the opportunity to identify improvements, introduce automation, and help shape how DevOps practices develop across Ensera Design. You’ll also contribute to wider infrastructure, cybersecurity, and group technology projects where required.
Occasional travel to other Ensera locations, including Ireland, Poland, and the USA, may be required, and some projects could involve evening or weekend work.

Requirements

About you; You’re a technically capable and proactive DevOps Engineer who enjoys working at the intersection of software development, infrastructure, automation, and security.; You’ll be comfortable taking ownership of development platforms and environments, working directly with engineering teams to understand their requirements and implementing solutions that make development faster, more reliable, repeatable, and secure.; You’re interested in more than simply keeping systems running. You look for opportunities to automate manual processes, improve CI/CD pipelines, standardise development environments, and create better tooling and workflows for engineers.; Working within medical device development also means you’ll understand the importance of security, traceability, documentation, reliability, and controlled change.; Essential skills and experience; Experience in one or more of the following:; DevOps, Platform Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a similar technical role within a software or engineering environment; Strong working knowledge of the software development lifecycle (SDLC); Experience administering development platforms such as JIRA, Git, Bitbucket, Confluence, or CI/CD systems; Experience building, maintaining, or improving CI/CD pipelines; Good knowledge of Git and version control workflows; Familiarity with Linux environments and command-line administration; Experience with scripting and automation; Experience administering or supporting development infrastructure, servers, and associated services; Understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPNs, and networking fundamentals; Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills across development environments, software, infrastructure, and connectivity; Experience working collaboratively with software and engineering teams to improve development workflows; Ability to take ownership of technical platforms and drive continuous improvement; Strong communication and documentation skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly; Beneficial skills and experience; Experience in any of the following specific areas would be desirable:; Atlassian suite – Bitbucket, JIRA and Confluence; Embedded development environments or tools such as IAR Embedded Workbench or Altium Designer; Advanced Git administration and branching strategies